Reporting and Writing
Writing has served as an outlet for me, and through journalism it provided me the opportunity to conduct over 300 interviews, allowing me to hear the voices of my community that oftentimes go unheard.
The Muse
The Muse is a nationally award-winning newsmagazine publication that expands to a website, Youtube channel, and social media platforms. I served as Co-Editor-in-Chief senior year of high school.
"You are More Than Just a Body."
For print Issue 2 of The Muse, Sam Cohen, a content team editor, and I wrote a story regarding eating disorder awareness and the lack of resources provided on campus for students suffering in silence. Through interviewing experts to receive professional and credible data and statistics, students who currently are struggling with or have recovered from eating disorders, and surveying 870 students on campus, we were able to craft a piece that chants the alarming need for increased awareness on eating disorders. This story was selected to be the cover story for Issue 2.
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Design by Isabella Diaz
The Role They Play
For print Issue 3 of The Muse I wrote a story regarding gender identity on my school's campus and how it either incentivizes or discourages students seeking to obtain leadership roles. For this story, I rewrote it in a matter of 24 hours in order to reinterview the two students I featured. Both students featured identify as non-binary and they shared their senior and freshman experience. During my re-interview, I set it up as a discussion where I would pose a question and open it up for response to both students. What happened was they would build off of eachother's ideas and comments, broadening the discussion and forming links between their stories.
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Photo by Lexi Critchett